Mohamad Al-Khaled Samha
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Mohamad Al-Khaled is a Danish
imam
.
Al-Khaled started an Islamic information and advice center in Vollsmose, Odense
.
Al-Khaled worked together with Christian priests to put up a display on religions in the municipality building. He also participated in a conference between Christian and Muslim leaders in Denmark
Al-Khaled worked as prison imam at state prison in Nyborg
until he was fired in July 2006. According to sources at the prison it was because of his tour in the Middle East
. Answering to the story in the Folketing
, Justice minister Lene Espersen
said he was fired due to cutbacks at the prison.
Al-Khaled was one of the imams who traveled to the Middle East
with the Akkari-Laban dossier
during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
. He was part of the first delegation of imams which went to Egypt
December 3–December 11, 2005.
Al-Khaled knew the Vollsmose terrorists
, who lived in his area, though he mentioned in interviews he knew them only as neighbors After their arrest, he confirmed for news reporters that the suspects were Muslims.
Al-Khaled was accused by the Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet, that Youssef Mohamad El Hajdib, one of the suspects arrested in the 2006 German train bombing, had Al-Khaled's phone number saved on his phone. Al-Khaled denied knowing El Hajdib, and was never charged or asked about this matter by the Danish or the German police, and it was never confimred that El Hajdib had his number.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
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Al-Khaled started an Islamic information and advice center in Vollsmose, Odense
Odense
The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
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Al-Khaled worked together with Christian priests to put up a display on religions in the municipality building. He also participated in a conference between Christian and Muslim leaders in Denmark
Al-Khaled worked as prison imam at state prison in Nyborg
Nyborg
Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 16,492 . Nyborg is one of the 14 large municipalities created on 1 January 2007...
until he was fired in July 2006. According to sources at the prison it was because of his tour in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Answering to the story in the Folketing
Folketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
, Justice minister Lene Espersen
Lene Espersen
Lene Espersen is a Danish politician and member of parliament who has been Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs since 23 February 2010 and was leader of the Conservative People's Party and Deputy Prime Minister from 9 September 2008 to 13 January 2011...
said he was fired due to cutbacks at the prison.
Al-Khaled was one of the imams who traveled to the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
with the Akkari-Laban dossier
Akkari-Laban dossier
The Akkari-Laban dossier is a 43 page document which was created by a group of Danish Muslim clerics from multiple organizations set out to present their case and ask for support in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy....
during the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy
The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after 12 editorial cartoons, most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammad, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30 September 2005...
. He was part of the first delegation of imams which went to Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
December 3–December 11, 2005.
Al-Khaled knew the Vollsmose terrorists
Vollsmose terrorists
The Vollsmose terrorists are nine people arrested on charges of terrorism by the Danish police in the Vollsmose neighbourhood of Odense on September 5, 2006...
, who lived in his area, though he mentioned in interviews he knew them only as neighbors After their arrest, he confirmed for news reporters that the suspects were Muslims.
Al-Khaled was accused by the Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet, that Youssef Mohamad El Hajdib, one of the suspects arrested in the 2006 German train bombing, had Al-Khaled's phone number saved on his phone. Al-Khaled denied knowing El Hajdib, and was never charged or asked about this matter by the Danish or the German police, and it was never confimred that El Hajdib had his number.